December, 1919 



GLEANINGS IN BEE C U T> T U R E 



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any scheme. Those packiiio^ plants would 

 blend honeys or have certain producers pack 

 honey in shape for retailers. ' ' 



E. F. Ploltermann expresses his ideas as 

 follows: ''Honey - producers' associations 

 can not well establish uniform prices. It 

 can only be done as long as the supply does 

 not exceed the demand. When competition 

 arises in securing a customer, there will be 

 cutting in prices. Then, too, with the va- 

 riety in quality, judgment in grading will 

 vary, and few men have the calm, judicial 

 mind to be able to judge their own baby 

 impartially. We have been in towns where 

 the seller and the workman have had very 

 little competition. I do not think it would 

 be well for us if that condition existed very 

 long. As a rule, we stand adversity better 

 than prosperity. ' ' 



S. H. Burton says: "There is no question 

 but what uniform prices can be established 

 by honey-producers' associations — that is, if 

 the association is a real live one and the 

 members are willing to abide by the decision 



They sliake hands, and declare amity. 



of the fair-price committee. If a member 

 will not agree to abide by the decision of the 

 committee, then he should be expelled from 

 the association and not permitted to have a 

 voice in its affairs." 



Morley Pettit 's view is that ' ' Honey-pro- 

 ducers associations have already done a 

 great deal toward establishing uniform 

 prices. As they grow in numbers and in- 

 fluence, greater results can be expected, and 

 there is much yet to be done." 



E. F. Atwater says: "While it is un- 

 fortunately true that associations do not re- 

 ceive the support which they need from 

 those whom they are designed to benefit, yet 

 they do help when organized in accordance 

 with business principles and when efficiently 

 managed. It is mj^ opinion, that before 

 many years we shall have an amalgamation 

 of the more successful co-operative organi- 

 zations, controlling the principal carload- 

 shipping districts, looking toward the more 

 intelligent distribution of our product. ' ' 



Adams & Myers say: "W^e believe that 

 uniform prices can be established thru hon- 

 ey-producers' associations. We believe that 

 each beekeeper should sell all the honey pos- 



sible locally at an agreed price, as local 

 consumption aids distribution." 



Wm. Muth-Rasmussen, of Independence, 

 Calif., writes: "Individual honey buyers 

 eliminated this year. Am a member of that 

 'California Honey Producers' Co-operative 

 Exchange,' which now handles nearly all 

 the honey of this locality, and I feel confi- 

 dent that the management is doing the very 

 best possible for the members. We are only 



wrong. I am giviiu 

 big price, sure." 



beginning, but expect to improve as experi- 

 ence is gained and markets developed. I am 

 satisfied with the dealings of the Exchange. ' ' 



"If Dissatisfied with Present Methods of 



Buying or Selling, What Is Your 



Solution of the Problem"? 



"Have one organization and all join," 

 is N. E. Miller's solution. N. E. France's 



"Well, goodbye. See you next year." 



advice is: "Get quality goods — they sell 

 themselves; sell to the consumer." F. W. 

 Lesser gives this as his view: "I think the 

 producers have had high enough prices the 

 last few years. Cut out some of the cost 

 and profits between them and the consum- 

 er. ' ' 



T. W. Burleson says: "This question is 

 a corker. I am not at all satisfied with the 

 buying and selling method. But I think 

 with co-operation on the part of the differ- 

 ent honey-producers' associations and the 

 bee journals, we would soon be able to so 



